Ishaq Dar Holds Calls With UK, Canada and Egypt on Regional Tensions

Overview

• DPM and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held separate calls Monday with UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand, and Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty to review regional developments.
• Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said the UK and Egypt praised Pakistan’s efforts to promote dialogue and its role in facilitating contacts.
• Dar and Anand also reviewed Pakistan–Canada ties, discussing cooperation in trade and agriculture and encouraging more high‑level exchanges.
• All three conversations, according to official readouts, stressed sustained engagement and diplomacy to support peace and stability.
• The Express Tribune reported that earlier April talks between US and Iranian negotiators in Islamabad yielded no agreement and that President Trump later canceled a planned follow‑up visit by his envoys.